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84 Texas Historical Association Quarterly.Jenkins on the civil law, John Hemphill (afterwards chief justice)on the common law, and Solicitor Hudson on the criminal law.The last of these was of Scotch antecedents, and was frequentlycalled among his friends "Sir Jeffrey Hudson." He prided him-self on his intimate knowledge of Scotch literature. The writerstill has in her possession a list of all the Scottish clans with theirdistinctive badges sent her by "Sir Jeffrey" many years ago.Mr. Cox, together with another Fayette County man, Mr. JohnBlackburn, was among those Mier prisoners whom the Mexicansfailed to recapture after they broke away from their captors at thehacienda del Salado. I well remember the address he delivered inLa Grange after his escape from Mexico, and with what eagernessthe people flocked to hear his tale of daring. He was a man ofmuch native eloquence, and the graphic description he gave of hisadventures made a strong impression upon his hearers.1'Still another Fayette County man who was among those not recapturedafter the affair at the hacienda del Salado was Rufus Alexander. He es-caped in company with William Oldham. A full account of their adven-tures would have made an interesting page in history, but with frequentpromises I was defeated in getting the proper memoranda for it.